Hemp foods come in many forms such as
a Hemp seed, oil, flour, protein powder or
milk. Hemp food products are almost endless
and can be used in baking or added to your
favourite meals as the seed is fully digestible
and can be consumed directly without
heating or cooking. Hemp contains the
optimum Omega 3:6 profile as well as all 21
essential and non-essential amino acids and
is a whole complete protein. Companies like
Hemp Foods Australia have been pioneering
the industry since it’s foundations in 1999.
In addition to its many health benefits, hemp
as a plant is one of the most versatile of crops
with a wide variety of uses in health food
products, fibre, fabrics, building materials,
organic body products, paper, bio plastics

“In 1941 – 1942 Henry Ford of Ford
cars build an experimental car with its
body made up of hemp fibre as it is 4
times stronger than metal and 10 times
stronger than steel.”
and fuels. (per one source, more than 25,000
products can be made from hemp and the list
is still growing!)
The many benefits hemp provides to the
environment are impressive! Hemp grows
in a variety of soil types, climates and has a
natural resistance to most varieties of pests
due to its lignin content. Hemp can be
planted very tightly together which maximises
the use of the land and the crop while also
allowing it to outperform most weeds and has
few insect enemies. Within four months of
the crop being planted it grows 10-20 feet tall
and it has also been shown to remove more
CO2 from the air than trees do.
In 1941 – 1942 Henry Ford of Ford cars build
an experimental car with its body made up
of hemp fibre as it is 4 times stronger than
metal and 10 times stronger than steel. Not
only that but his experimental car ran on
hemp ethanol fuel which due to hemps high
cellulose level makes it perfect for ethanol
fuel production. The cleanest burning bioalternative liquid to gasoline is ethanol and
when the hemp biodiesel burns through the
car engine it releases C02 and water vapor
which is absorbed up by plants and in no way,
adds to air pollution like regular gasoline.
Hemp is also a natural substitute for wood
fiber and cotton. Cotton needs huge amounts
of water and only grows in warmer climates
whereas hemp is 10 times stronger than
cotton, produces 250 percent more fiber than
cotton and 600 percent more fiber than flax
using the same amount of land. Because of
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Hemps low lignin content, it can be pulped
using fewer chemicals than wood and the
need to use chlorine bleach is not needed
due to its’ natural brightness. In-fact No other
plant on earth is able to produce as much
paper per acre as hemp can! Not only does
a single acre of Hemp produce 4 times more
paper than an acre of trees but hemp is also
more durable and stronger than wood and
its’ fiber is much purer. Hemp is one of the
strongest plant fibers and produces food
that is highly nutritious and isn’t plagued by
allergies. Its’ products are all biodegradable,
renewable and non-toxic.
Because of hemps low lignin content, it can
be pulped using fewer chemicals than wood
and the need to use chlorine bleach is not
needed due to its’ natural brightness. In-fact
No other plant on earth is able to produce as
much paper per acre as hemp can! Not only
does a single acre of hemp produce 4 times
more paper than an acre of trees but hemp
is also more durable and stronger than wood
and its’ fibre is much purer. Hemp is one of
the strongest plant fibers and produces food
that is highly nutritious and isn’t plagued by
allergies. Its products are all biodegradable,
renewable and non-toxic.
With so many amazing health and
environmental benefits and the everexpanding usage of hemp across a wide
range of industries farmers are set to have
a hemp boom both creating more jobs and
putting more money back in the economy.
Australian trade minister Dr. Craig Emerson
noted that by 2035 the Australian population
is anticipated to approach 35 million and the
demand for protein rich foods is set to soar it
is a social, environmental, and food security
imperative that Australia looks beyond animal
products to service this demand.

For further information, products or
recipes visit www.hempfoods.com.au